What Will Happen to My Music Library When Streaming Dies?

Hear Here said:
Mike said:
Radio is very different from the end user who plays the same song 1000 times because it’s in his play list.

Not sure that one user playing a song 1000 times is any more liable for royalty payments to an artist than a radio station playing that song once to 10,000 listeners - perhaps the reverse in fact.

I don't know about US practice, but certainly in the UK, radio stations pay a huge sum to the recording artists agency (forgotten its exact title) so playing on the radio is good for the artist both for promoting his work and for earning him a bit of cash. Are you saying that US radio stations pay nothing?
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Read the article I linked in post #11.
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bluegrassphile said:
Calvin, I'd always heard and read that ripped CDs sound better vs playing CDs. Maybe it's just a matter of preference? I really don't know?
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I believe that all my rips, weather from CDs or SACDs sound better from my server. I am also very sure that the playback system certainly will make a difference. If your spinner is top notch but your digital playback is so so then I would think the spinner would sound better.

I use an Oppo which is what I would consider a good decent optical player. At this point I use it exclusively for ripping disks. Even though it is attached to the system I can not remember the last time I actually listened to a spinning disk.
 
Mike said:
Radio is very different from the end user who plays the same song 1000 times because it’s in his play list.

The article I posted shows just how little they make from streaming.


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It's a complicated topic as most are, here are my summarized thoughts: While artists make little on streaming they do get exposure - global exposure - global advertising which helps with their primary revenue stream - touring. Touring entails getting out and getting paid to do a day's (or often a night's) work. Like we all do. Final thought - your career or lack thereof is a choice. I played as an amateur musician for years, made little $ but did it mostly for the fun. I augmented my income with another job - my primary career. Many do the same as to "make it" as an artist is a rarity.
 
I rip all my CDs using an ACS10 (best investment I ever made, thanks Mike) and then make a playlist from there. However, I normally enjoy playing a complete album all the way thru. So, though I have several playlists using my own CDs and Qobuz's library - I like to play compete albums thru the most. Many albums tell a story that one misses if they just select their favorite songs from it.

nicoff said:
So… how do you make a playlist from the LPs and CDs that you own?
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